Get your blog on Destructoid’s front page! [When we’re looking for blogs on a specific topic, we’ll put out a Bloggers Wanted call. Check out the blog prompt,write a response, and you may see your blog promoted to the front page! –Mr Andy Dixon] Dead Space 3released this week, and all signs point to it beingpretty damn great! But is it truly ahorrortitle? (And has it ever been?) Jimcertainly seems to think so, and I’m inclined to agree with him....

Capcom has confirmed that next-gen sci-fi titlePragmatais proving to be quite the epic development, and as such will most certainly not meet its considered 2022 release date. The strange-looking dystopian adventure is now expected to launch on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X at some point in 2023. 2023! That’s like, 10 years from now! “Our team is hard at work on the project, but to ensure this will be an unforgettable adventure, we’ve decided to shift the release window to 2023,”said Capcom in a succinct statement on Twitter....

STOP! Hammer time! Taiwanese stop-motion animatorCounter656is no stranger around these parts — we’ve of course sharedsome of his workin the past. But maybe you haven’t caught his vids before. If not, you are in for a treat! Using the super sexyfigma Linkfigurine, some clay, and other assorted toys, he’s whipped up the first part of aThe Legend of Zeldastop-motion mini-series that, truthfully, has little to do withZeldaat all. I mean, since when can Link castFinal Fantasymagic and summon partners into battle?...

The 3DS games, Pokken and the TCG are all on show Watch live video from pokemonvgc_eu on www.twitch.tv If you’re a fan ofPokémon, you might want to get your arse over to Twitch very shortly.For the first time everthe three European Nationals are being streamed online, and the first event held in Liverpool, England will be starting within the next half an hour. The stream embedded up top is the main event, tournaments forOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire....

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Disastrous genes for your disastrous jeans [Contest is over, folks! I replied to the winners below, so check your emails and get to playin’ your new free game! Maybe y’all can party up and make new friends while you’re at it? Thanks for reading Destructoid, everyone!] Looking for a sweet free gift for the upcoming holiday season? Of course you are, ya cheap bastard! Give Mr. Destructoid a chance to stuff your stocking with a Steam copy ofGenetic Disaster, celebrating its full release out of Early Access this Friday, December 15....

Three new editions also announced We’ve known for a long time that there would be aDestinybeta this summer, we just didn’t know any specifics about it. Now that information’s available, and the dates are rather imminent, with PlayStation owners getting a few extra days of playtime. Activision just announced today that theDestinybeta, which is open to those that pre-order the game, will begin on July 17 at 10:00 a.m. PDT on PS3 and PS4....

EA could have spent up to $1 billion on the Steam owner According to faceless know-it-alls chatting to theNew York Times, Electronic Arts has tried multiple times to get its hands onValve, and could have been prepared to part with $1 billion to slip the Steam platform holder in its pocket. Rather than confirm or deny the report, Valve head Gabe Newell simply said it wouldn’t happen — or at least, that he’d rather Valve disintegrate and send its employees out into the world than sell up to another major publisher....

‘Twitch is giving me a 6.5 out of 10’ Today was the first ever PC Gaming Show at E3. What did you think? I feel like it had its ups and downs, and came off like a grassroots type show with growing pains, which makes sense. It would have been nice to know that roughly 30 minutes of it would be a massive AMD ad disguised as interviews though! We got a few reveals which is a lot more than I expected, which is nice....

You can have a primary now So the Sony versus everyone saga is still kind of playing out (they didn’t open the cross-platform gates entirely, just dipped their toe in with various “betas” and test programs), but at the very least, the door is open just enough for Epic Games to patch up the mess if you had to create a second dummy account. Account merging has finally come toFortnite, which will allow players to assign a primary account to their Epic Games profile and merge a second one into it....

TheSummer Game Fest 2024unveiled the next phase of theHarry Potteruniverse with a confirmed release date forHarry Potter: Quidditch Champions. It will arrive on Sept. 3, 2024, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. You’ll take on various roles in the beloved sport stemming from the famous book and movie franchise. If you were missing out on Quidditch inHogwarts Legacy, tune in to this next adventure to get your fill....

Here’s a video of Hulk Hogan playingDef Jam Rapstarwith his daughter Brooke, while “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart fondles an Xbox 360 controller. This isn’t a trick or a dream — this is actually happening. You’re welcome. http://publishers.springboard.gorillanation.com/admin/videos/new_edit/357/214239 Here’s a video of Hulk Hogan playingDef Jam Rapstarwith his daughter Brooke, while “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart fondles an Xbox 360 controller. This isn’t a trick or a dream — this is actually happening....

Microsoft, HoYoverse, Square Enix and more will air streams The 2022 Tokyo Game Show is fast approaching. Today the show released the stream schedule for this year’s Tokyo Game Show, highlighting when you can watch all the news from major companies coming out of TGS. We’ve already seen confirmation of a few in attendance, includingCapcom,Xbox, andKonami. The streaming schedule, as published by Tokyo Game Show, shows just when all the announcements are happening....